Body-adhering personal care product

Abstract

The present invention provides an absorbent article having longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, a second portion and a first portion. This absorbent article has a topsheet which has a first major surface that forms a body-facing surface. In addition, the absorbent article has a backsheet which has a second major surface disposed distally from the first major surface. The second major surface of the backsheet forms a garment facing surface of the absorbent article. On the second portion of the top sheet on the first major surface, a body adhesive is applied. In the first portion of the absorbent article, a garment attachment device for attaching the absorbent article to an undergarment of a user is present. The body adhesive applied to the topsheet serves to attach and hold the absorbent article to the body of a user, thereby assisting to prevent the absorbent article from twisting or bunching during normal use and the garment attachment device present on the first portion of the absorbent personal care article serves to hold the absorbent article in contact with the undergarment of the user.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to an absorbent personal care article having an adhesive on a portion of the body facing layer.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Disposable absorbent articles for the absorption and containment of urine, menses and other body exudates are generally known in the art. Generally, these articles are referred to as absorbent personal care articles and have taken various forms including, diapers for infants and children, training pants for children, sanitary napkins, pantiliners, incontinence pads, incontinence garments and the like, for teenagers and adults. Of these absorbent personal care articles, sanitary napkins, incontinence pads and pantiliners are articles which are not garment-like in form, meaning that they do not rely on the body structure of the user to stay in place during use. For example, diapers use the hips and waist of the user to hold the diaper in place during use. As a result, sanitary napkins, pantil...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]The present invention provides an absorbent article having longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, a second portion and a first portion. This absorbent article has a topsheet which has a first major surface that forms a body-facing surface. In addition, the absorbent article has a backsheet which has a second major surface disposed distally from the first major surface. The second major surface of the backsheet forms a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article. On the second portion of the top sheet on the first major surface, a body adhesive is applied. In the first portion of the absorbent article, a garment-attachment device for attaching the absorbent article to an undergarment of a user is present. The body adhesive applied to the topsheet serves to attach and hold the absorbent article to the body of a user, thereby assisting in preventing the absorbent article from twisting or bunching during normal use and the garment attachment device present on the first portion of the absorbent personal care article serves to hold the absorbent article in contact with the panty of the user.

Problems solved by technology

While absorbent personal care articles with the garment adhesive attachment device have performed well, remaining in place and providing the user with ease of placement and removal, these absorbent personal care articles have suffered from certain drawbacks.

For example, the inner crotch surface of the undergarment to which the absorbent personal care articles are adhered is constantly being distorted, twisted and stretched due to the movements of the wearer.

As a result, frequently the garment adhesive detaches with the undesirable result of the sanitary napkin, pantiliner or incontinence pad moving out of position.

In an extreme case, detachment of the adhesive may also result in the adhesive folding over on itself and then becoming unavailable for reattachment to the undergarment of the user.

Although such attachment panels have been partially successful in protecting certain regions of the wearer's undergarment, such sanitary napkins are still subject to the forces which cause the sanitary napkin to be distorted, twisted or stretched.

However, the proper placement of such a sanitary napkin for maximum absorbent efficiency and comfort may be difficult for users.

In addition, having an adhesive on the body-facing surface of the sanitary napkin makes it difficult for a user to perform normal bodily function of removing waste from the body, since the sanitary napkin would have to be removed from the body of the user to perform this bodily function.

Often, removing the sanitary napkin from the body of the user will result in the adhesive losing its ability to adhere to the user's body, or the sanitary napkin folding over on itself, causing the adhesive to attach to itself.

In either situation, the sanitary napkin will lose its ability to be reattached to the user.

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